September 22
TNS APPOINTS KAY MEEK, BONNIE ARRINGTON, WILLIAM ATKINSON AND ANNIE THOMPSON SENIOR OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS
For immediate release:
September 22, 2008
TNS announces today that the following individuals are appointed Senior Operations Specialists: Kay Meek, Bonnie Arrington, William Atkinson, and Annie Thompson effective October 1, 2008. The Senior Operations Specialists will be responsible for training for all TNS Workforce staff.
Kay Meek began her career with TNS in 1999 as a Choices case-manager. Within a year she was promoted to Home Visit Coordinator and trained and supervised the Home Visitor staff team. Kay also served as the Team Lead for the Cleburne Workforce Center. In 2003 Kay was named the Subject Matter Expert for Choices, RIO, and FSE&T. In 2005 Kay left TNS but returned in 2007 as a Senior Operations Specialist.
Kay has a degree in Social Work from Baylor University and began her career as a Social Service Coordinator for a Section 8 HUD housing complex. Kay has also worked for Children’s Protective Services. Kay says, “Both experiences granted me opportunities to understand the complexities of poverty and aided in my determination to provide information and employment services to persons in lower economic statuses.”
Bonnie Arrington began her career with workforce in 1999 with WorkForce Texoma where she worked with the Choices program. Bonnie transferred to the Allen Workforce Center as the Account Manager and later became the Center Manager as well as the Manager of Client Services for WIA programs and NEG. Bonnie has also worked in the McKinney Workforce Center as a Placement Specialist. For the last four years Bonnie has worked in the WIA Youth program first as an Account Manager for Youth Participants in Greenville, and then as the Education and Training Specialist for Greenville, Plano and Denton. In January of this year Bonnie became the WIA Youth Manager for North Texas Human Resource Group.
Bonnie says her “true love is education and training.” Prior to her employment with workforce programs Bonnie worked for Sylvan At Work, an adult division of Sylvan Learning Systems where she began as a part-time tutor and worked through the ranks to Area Manager for Texas. Bonnie states she is, “looking forward to meeting and working with the staff members of TNS.”
William Atkinson has worked in workforce for North Texas Human Resource Group at the Denton Workforce Center for 3 1/2 months. He currently holds the position of Facilitator he is responsible for scheduling of Workforce facilities, test administration for programs and Orientation for Unemployment Benefit recipients
Dr. William Atkinson is a retired Elementary and High School Principal with 35 years experiences working in the Akron Public Schools in Akron, Ohio. He has been a Consultant and Trainer for the Akron School District and conducted workshops and training seminars at the local, state and national level for School Districts and Community Agencies.
Dr. Atkinson graduated from Lincoln University of Missouri, and received his Masters and ED.D in Educational Administration from the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio.
Annie Thompson has worked in workforce for more than eight years. She has been with TNS for all of those years. She has held various positions including: Mentoring Works Consultant, Lead Mentoring Works Consultant, Career Development Consultant, Recruiter, and currently holds the Quality Assurance Specialist position. Annie has served as a Peer Trainer for the Career Development Consultant position and enjoys training staff in their job functions.
Prior to her workforce experience Annie worked as a Program Manager and has more than seven years of supervisory experience. Annie is very detail oriented and brings a wealth of knowledge to the Senior Operations Specialist position. She looks forward to the new challenge.
TNS in partnership with the North Central Texas Council of Governments manages the One Stop Workforce Centers in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Stephenville, Granbury, Cleburne, Waxahachie, Ennis, Corsicana, Terrell, Rockwall, Greenville, Plano, McKinney and beginning October 1 Denton and Decatur. TNS also manages the WIA youth program as well as Child Care Services for the 14 county North Central Texas Workforce Development Board.
The TNS Head Start/Early Head Start program serves 1031 children in Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Wise, Navarro, Hood, Erath and Johnson Counties.
The TNS Community Services Division provides utility assistance for 7 counties in North Central Texas.
For additional information:
Brad Manning, Executive Director
817-598-5700 X 2000
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